A handout picture released by Emirates News Agency (WAM) shows cannons taking part in the UAE-French Military maneuvers in the desert of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 02 May 2012. UAE armed forces and the French Republic troops, made a series of exercises included in the training plans of the UAE armed forces with brotherly and friendly countries in the framework of cooperation, coordination and exchange of military expertise in the joint defense agreement between the two countries.